About
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Our FRC (FIRST® Robotics Competition) team was founded as “EnGen Robotics” in 2004 by Steve Harvey, a math teacher at Da Vinci Charter Academy in Davis, CA. In 2007, we changed our name to “Citrus Circuits.” Now beginning our 19th season, our team has grown to include nearly 100 high school students from Davis Senior High School, Da Vinci Charter Academy, Holmes Junior High, Emerson Junior High, and Harper Junior High.
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Our team strives to reach out and encourage STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education in our community, primarily through our student-led outreach groups. These outreach groups focus on using our technical skills to help individuals and groups in our community, as well as inspire students to get involved with STEM. We have started more than 100 youth robotics teams and mentored another 75 in the past two years and worked with students at summer camps held by UC Davis. One of our proudest accomplishments has been starting and mentoring other local FRC teams; Team 5458 Digital Minds in Woodland, Team 6174 Kaprekar's Constants in Woodland, and Team 7229 Electronic Eagles in Sacramento. Programs we host outside of FIRST include our Diversity in STEM initiatives, summer RoboCamps, Shelter Finder app, and our booth at our local Farmer’s Market.
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Vision Statement
We transform our communities through education; we engage people of all ages through outreach; we inspire others with our commitment to excellence. We strive to Educate, Empower, and Excel.
Mission Statement
Team 1678 pursues our vision by building a student-led, mentor-based environment that fosters innovation and teaches interpersonal and technical skills. Citrus Circuits also develops local partnerships and community outreach while striving to compete at the highest level possible.
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To join the team, there is an application and interview process starting in early May and ending in late June. We encourage anyone who will be in grades 9-12 for the upcoming season to apply- no experience is necessary. Those who do not make it onto the team or apply after the deadline will be placed on a waitlist. if you have any questions regarding the application process or Citrus Circuits in general, please contact us at [email protected] or use the Contact Us feature on this website.
If you are interested in being a mentor, please contact us by email at [email protected]. To learn more about FIRST®, you can click here, or visit the FIRST website for further information, including details about previous FRC games. |
